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U S Navy 9mm Rocket Cartridge Built by China Lake Naval Armament Lab in 1954 No evidence of a weapon ever being built –Used a test fixture like the British Built for Don Stoehr –Based on a sample of Walther Rocket from Fred Datig –Less than a dozen made –Not a serious research program Mel Carpenter collection US Navy 9mm Rocket German 9mm Rocket

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Other 9mm Rocket Cartridges Russian –In 1957 Val Forgett was told by Karl Walther that the 9mm Rockets found in his desk were not German but Russian but didnt work –In 1994 at Artillery Museum in St Petersburg Val saw a drawer with these cartridges in two lengths and pistols. When he referred to them as German he was told no they are Russian –Karl Walther was a strong Nazi supporter and uncooperative – Pollard –Other German efforts applying Langweilers concept besides Walthers –7.62mm Self Contained round identified Dates from early 1970s German Post WWII –9mm Submitted to Meppen for testing in 1962 MBA Gyrojets –Buy Mel Carpenters book when it is published Courtesy of Yuri Bushin and John Moss Courtesy of the Woodin Laboratory

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Summary Germany had a fairly broad effort on 9mm Rockets –Numerous variations of German 9mm Rockets –Langweilers technical principles still unclear French and British efforts Immediately after war Czech effort may be based on German effort US effort kind of an afterthought Lots more research needed Warning!!! Lots of replicas, copies and fakes (US, German & Swiss) Some marked, but most are not marked History of the cartridge is best insurance